An article by Larry Kudlow, a senior contributor at CNBC and economics editor of the National Review, published on July 2017...

"Kudlow graduated from University of Rochester in Rochester, New York with a degree in history in 1969. Known as "Kuddles" to friends, he was a star on the tennis team and a member of the left-wing Students for a Democratic Society at Rochester.

In 1971, Kudlow attended Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, where he studied politics and economics. He left before completing his master's degree".

Cass, you could hardly find a more qualified expert to support your ideas...

An article by Larry Kudlow, a senior contributor at CNBC and economics editor of the National Review, published on July 2017...

"Kudlow graduated from University of Rochester in Rochester, New York with a degree in history in 1969. Known as "Kuddles" to friends, he was a star on the tennis team and a member of the left-wing Students for a Democratic Society at Rochester.

In 1971, Kudlow attended Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, where he studied politics and economics. He left before completing his master's degree".

Cass, you could hardly find a more qualified expert to support your ideas...

That Cass is able to post an article written by someone from a different perspective yet who supports his position makes it resonate more strongly, not less.

But I'm sure you'll claim victory by posting something from Sputnik or whatever.

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It seems to me Sertorio that you might be trying to "shoot the messenger" instead of responding to the message.

As I read the opening link Trump, having attended the Davos Economic Forum where he avoided making a fool of himself by sticking to the script prepared by his speechwriter, went on to Warsaw, Poland where he grandstanded (apparently unscripted) in front of his Polish listeners.

The question this leads me to ask is "can Trump organise to have American crude delivered to Poland cost effectively - and if so is the American taxpayer to be called upon to pay the needed subsidies"?

I get the impression that Russia, the closest oil exporting country to Poland, will always retain a sizeable share of their market. Putin could easily retain this by cutting the price of Russian crude sent to Poland to the point where it would be sub-economic for the Poles not to buy it from them. Meantime, the alternative of non-Russian crude will give them additional bargaining leverage.

An article by Larry Kudlow, a senior contributor at CNBC and economics editor of the National Review, published on July 2017...

"Kudlow graduated from University of Rochester in Rochester, New York with a degree in history in 1969. Known as "Kuddles" to friends, he was a star on the tennis team and a member of the left-wing Students for a Democratic Society at Rochester.

In 1971, Kudlow attended Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, where he studied politics and economics. He left before completing his master's degree".

Cass, you could hardly find a more qualified expert to support your ideas...

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia’s Gazprom has acknowledged for the first time a threat to its dominant position in European gas market from an expected influx of liquefied natural (LNG) gas produced in the United States under Donald Trump’s administration.

Lithuania became the first former Soviet state to receive a shipment of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the U.S. on Monday.
While Lithuania is expected to import another shipment of LNG from the U.S. in September, several other European countries could soon opt to follow suit.
As a result, the increased competition in the gas industry could help to drive down prices for European customers.

"We are happy to reach a point where importing gas from U.S. is not only politically desirable but also commercially viable," Lithuania's Energy Minister Zygimantas Vaiciunas said Monday.

You must understand that East Europeans are afraid of the Russian Bear Hug. Anything that weakens the Bear's paws is welcome.

Trump's energy policy will weaken Russia. His election was a disaster for Putin.

Lithuania became the first former Soviet state to receive a shipment of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the U.S. on Monday.
While Lithuania is expected to import another shipment of LNG from the U.S. in September, several other European countries could soon opt to follow suit.
As a result, the increased competition in the gas industry could help to drive down prices for European customers.

"We are happy to reach a point where importing gas from U.S. is not only politically desirable but also commercially viable," Lithuania's Energy Minister Zygimantas Vaiciunas said Monday.

You must understand that East Europeans are afraid of the Russian Bear Hug. Anything that weakens the Bear's paws is welcome.

Trump's energy policy will weaken Russia. His election was a disaster for Putin.

Independence from Russian oil and gas could become an expensive thing... For the buyer or for the seller of such commodities...